'V' Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Back around the time I stopped visiting britmodeller (as I wasn't managing to get any aircraft built) I began a large layout. It's nowhere near fully built, although currently abandoned at a friends garage back in Milton Keynes as I have nowhere down in Dorset yet suitable to store it and it's booked into the Milton Keynes exhibition in February. I thought some pictures may be interesting to those with a railway modelling tendancy !! It began in october 2011, the plan was for two sides each made up from 4 boards 40 inches long and 20 inches wide. One side to be the fiddleyard, but scenic as I have always considered it wasted space otherwise. The other side to be a station with an island platform, a builders yard towards one end with a coal yard and cattle dock at the other. It began with the standard 'tray' Track laying was a slow job with all points operated through decoders. I'll post some more soon 'v' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'V' Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 O.K lets do a PTII Boring straight track on which to park stock until required, but add some buildings and vehicles it won't look quite so uninteresting. Cuckoo Lane level crossing at one end of the sidings. The other side with station has a complex station throat each end. The island platform has a passing loop behind it for goods. Coal yard end with more scenery Enough photos for one posting. 'V' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'V' Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 I'll add a PTIII and then no more until tomorrow. All this work has kept me well away from aircraft modelling ...... still waiting for that bug to bite again !! My builders merchants end of the station Outside the station forecourt. Hope somebody has enjoyed looking. 'V' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I have! Always nice to see a GWR layout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen T Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 taking shape very nicely, scenery really bring it to life. Glen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnid Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I like it,is it 00 scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'V' Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 Yes, Silly of me not to say. It is '00' 4mm scale on undersize track. The full circuit is roughly 45 feet, a minimum size to have a decent length station that will take 7 coaches. 'V' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'V' Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 A picture taken before the platforms were painted - saw it again today when searching for something else. Thought I'd add it ........ shame Its not all in focus. I do like the Collett Goods ....... have a GWR green one as well. 'V' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Lovely to see, I wish I had the space to make a proper layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukmodeller Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Great detail. Oh, how I wish I could get mine down from the loft and re-build it again but I suppose I will have to wait until my daughter moves out so I can use her room. Then I will have to do battle with the wife and persuade her that it's something I need to do to help me get through middle age. Shame it is such an expensive hobby now though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'V' Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Oh Dear ...... It's such a long time since I posted, bet everyone thinks I'm dead !! No such luck, hale & hearty at 72 & so busy I don't finish half of what I start. Most of it's sitting somewhere to be found. My excuse is moving home is traumatic, Northamptonshire to Dorset and Downsizing causes problems !! Still IF I can remember how to post a photo I'll add one ..... A couple of end boards getting near .......well by my standards !! 'V' 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Sir, that is coming along very nicely and looking quite IMPRESSIVE.. keep us posted with this awesome diorama ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'V' Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Errrr Two years later !! This project had it's 5th Birthday back at the end of September. I'm having to press on as it's booked into an exhibition at Milton Keynes in February. The last few days I've been adding my stations platform lights, the one I preferred was too short, so each light has had a 7 mm stub added at the base. While I was working on it I took a couple of photographs. Oh and this thread has lost photographs from when I left Photobucket and went to Imageshack who have dropped all my photos as I wouldn't become a paying customer. Sorry. Given up tonight as a new pot of Humbrol paint is unuseable sludge !! 'V' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Hi V Looking very nice indeed, the shot along the platforms looks particularly good, great curves. The oil staining on the track and ballast looks particularly effective. Keep up the good work and hope the exhibition goes well. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'V' Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Thank You bigbadbadge, Two steps forward, one step back !! Added 15 lights to my station platforms, one not so bright, then failed. All glued in and wired-up. I think it may have been a failed connection in the light, certainly not from my lighting loom as I tested that. Superglue de-bonder allowed me to extract most of the base without damaging the platform although some electrical bits couldn't be removed as trapped in the double skin !! A couple of pictures :- You can see the failed light when it was weak, 4th up on the island platform. 'V' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Looks very nice lit up. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 I have some research plans of a station I lived near to, even got a 1943 photo of the station roof being taken down, took scores of photos and took alot of measurements but alas in all for 'One day . . . ' I love to see such layouts, its really inspiring to see such work although I have no doubt it takes years of practice and struggle to achieve such great results. Can you post a plan please 'V' so I can better 'view' the scene ? Overall its very impressive, with the lights, more so. Please keep us updated . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'V' Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 (edited) Hi Mancunian airman, You know I'd love to send a 'plan' but I'm reluctant to draw plans because until I start laying track I don't know what I'll run with. I call it being artistic and I just work to the basic idea in my head. My idea was that most model railway exhibitions have compact stations and with so many being end-to-end the rolling stock is limited in number and speeds. I fancied something where a 9 coach express can roll non-stop through a station and not look cramped. My other gripe is that the larger and usually club layouts have quite large fiddleyards off scene, track on bare boards - Why I thought waste so much potential modelling space ? As a result this offers 360 degree viewing while it limits my fiddleyard space the scene there is still an integral part of my overall layout. I might be able to add a link later to a video ...... This is the fiddleyard sidings, or better, sidings come fiddleyard !! Nothing wrong with trying to develop a plan for some future project. If you've not done much scenic or railway modelling start with a small piece of ply and just experiment. I found it most relaxing as I didn't need to be prototypically accurate. Try making a Valiant from the Mach2 kit, perhaps it was making two of them that made me stop aircraft modelling, perhaps the two Contrail Valiants also had an influence !! If you're into Bomber Command then a good place to be is the IPMS Bomber Command SIG. I believe They had quite a large display at Telford. 'V' Edited November 23, 2016 by 'V' Fault in line spacing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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